'Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4' Is 50% Off Right Now, But There's A Catch

You can get Black Ops 4 for half off for a limited time.Credit: Treyarch

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is the kind of game that you usually only see small discounts on even years later. Call of Duty games often don't go down in price all that much. But that's changing with Black Ops 4.

Activision announced today a new version of the game---the Battle Edition---which is live now through January 6th for the low-low price of just $29.99, or half off normal MSRP.

So what's the catch? Well, there are two catches.

First, this is only good for PC players. As of right now there is no Battle Edition for either PS4 or Xbox One. That's a bummer.

Second, this version of the game only comes with Blackout and Multiplayer, not Zombies. For someone like me who generally avoids Zombies, this is perfectly fine. For many players, the co-op mode is one of the big draws and this Battle Edition will be sorely lacking.

Battle EditionCredit: Activision

It's still a great idea and Activision should extend it to consoles. It will draw in more players to fill up lobbies in MP and Blackout just in time for Christmas, and get more people on board before the first DLC pack drops, opening up a much wider swath of potential season pass buyers.

In any case, I'm a big fan of what Treyarch did with Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. You can read my review here. I do, however, have some harsh criticism over the game's lousy cosmetics and the way they're being sold. It shouldn't deter you from getting the game---you don't need to buy a single cosmetic, after all---but it is something I hope is improved as the game is updated.